Millipore Corporation (MIL) Announces Change of Control and Right of Holders to Require Purchase of Its 5.875% Senior Notes Due 2016

BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Millipore Corporation, a leading provider of technologies, tools and services for the global life science industry, announced previously that it was acquired (the “Acquisition”) by Merck KGaA (“Merck”) on July 14, 2010. As part of this transaction, all issued and outstanding shares of Millipore common stock were exchanged for $107 per share in cash.